Anthropometric measurements of mid-upper arm as a mortality predictor for community-dwelling Japanese elderly: The Nagoya Longitudinal Study of Frail Elderly (NLS-FE)

Enoki, Hiromi; Kuzuya, Masafumi; Masuda, Yoshika; Hirakawa, Yoshihisa; Iwata, Mitsunaga; Hasegawa, Jun; Izawa, Sachiko; Iguchi, Akihisa

doi:10.1016/j.clnu.2007.06.008

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“…Sarcopenia is associated with an increased risk for falls and mobility-disability, as well as various deleterious health outcomes including poor balance, reduced activities of daily living (ADLs), and dependency leading to nursing home placement [9,10]. These conditions can perpetuate the cycle of inactivity and muscle loss, eventually leading to frailty and even mortality [11][12][13][14]. While the prevalence of sarcopenia varies depending on how it is defined and the specific techniques used to measure muscle mass, it is estimated to occur in 25-45% of older adults in the U.S. and in a substantial proportion of older adults across the world even among healthy populations [7,[15][16][17][18].…”

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Prevalence of Sarcopenia and Sarcopenic Obesity Vary with Race/Ethnicity and Advancing Age

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Goates²,

Arensberg³

et al. 2018

Divers Equal Health Care

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Sarcopenia is the natural age-associated loss of muscle mass/function, often occurring simultaneously with obesity, especially in older adults. Sarcopenia and obesity contribute to poor health outcomes and when occurring together as sarcopenic obesity (SO) can cause further health complications. Few studies have specifically considered these conditions across different racial/ethnic populations. This study examined the prevalence of sarcopenia and SO among U.S. adults by different age, sex, and racial/ethnic groups, using 1999-2004 data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) and its racial/ethnic subpopulation groupings. Sarcopenia was defined as low appendicular lean mass (adjusted for Body Mass Index (BMI) of <0.789 kg/ m 2 for males, <0.512 kg/m 2 for females) and self-reported functional limitation. Obesity was defined as BMI ≥30 kg/m 2 with SO defined as those meeting criteria for both sarcopenia and obesity. The analysis included 4367 adult subjects; for each race/ethnic subpopulation, sarcopenia prevalence increased with age. Sarcopenia prevalence varied by sex and race/ ethnic subpopulation: Hispanic (26.8% male, 27.2% female); Non-Hispanic (NH) White (15.5% male, 15.1% female); NH Black (8.6% male, 1.6% female); and Other (16.5% male, 23.2% female). Sarcopenic obesity also increased with age and varied by sex and race/ethnic subpopulation: Hispanic (8.57% male, 8.87% female); NH White (6.48% male, 8.06% female); NH Black (3.95% male, 1.12% female); and Other (4.46% male, 0.0% female). Increased awareness of variability in sarcopenia/SO may help develop effective screenings/ care management and interventions/public health policies to maintain functionality and reduce health disparities among an increasingly diverse U.S. older adult population.

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Prevalence of Sarcopenia and Sarcopenic Obesity Vary with Race/Ethnicity and Advancing Age

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Goates²,

Arensberg³

et al. 2018

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“…A number of studies targeting independent elderly people in the community have also indicated that body stature (Grabowski and Ellis 2001;Al Snih et al 2007), muscle strength (Al Snih et al 2002), and serum albumin levels (Sahyoun et al 1996;Okamura et al 2008) are significant predictors of mortality. To date, however, only a few studies have explored risk factors for mortality other than ADL in elderly people requiring care to date (Enoki et al 2007a(Enoki et al , 2007b. This study aimed to clarify multiple risk factors for two-year mortality through follow-up of the Yamato Study elderly cohort who utilize the long term care service system.…”

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Low Body Mass Index and Low Serum Albumin Are Predictive Factors for Short-Term Mortality in Elderly Japanese Requiring Home Care

Kitamura

Nakamura

Nishiwaki

et al. 2010

Tohoku J. Exp. Med.

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Japan has a rapidly growing elderly population. The proportion of citizens aged 65 years and over was 22.1% in 2008, and is projected to as high as 27% by 2015 (Health and Welfare Statistics Association 2009). In accordance, elderly individuals requiring care are also increasing. To cope with this situation, the long term care service system was implemented in Japan in 2000. Since then, the number of elderly requiring care doubled from 2.2 to 4.4 million (Health and Welfare Statistics Association 2008).One of the important challenges for people requiring care is how to prevent a decrease in activities of daily living (ADL). To address this issue, we initiated the Yamato Study, a population-based study of individuals utilizing the long term care service system, to develop preventive methods for diminishing ADL levels (Nishiwaki et al. 2005(Nishiwaki et al. , 2007.Another critical risk for people requiring care is increased mortality. Kuzuya et al. (2006) demonstrated that decreased ADL is associated with higher mortality rates while Takeda (2004) showed that higher requisite care levels are associated with higher mortality rates. These studies suggest that ADL level is an important predictor of mortality in elderly requiring care. A number of studies targeting independent elderly people in the community have also indicated that body stature (Grabowski and Ellis 2001;Al Snih et al. 2007), muscle strength (Al Snih et al. 2002), and serum albumin levels (Sahyoun et al. 1996;Okamura et al. 2008) are significant predictors of mortality. To date, however, only a few studies have explored risk factors for mortality other than ADL in elderly people requiring care to date (Enoki et al. 2007a(Enoki et al. , 2007b. This study aimed to clarify multiple risk factors for two-year mortality through follow-up of the Yamato Study elderly cohort who utilize the long term care service system.

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“…How to preserve the physical function of elderly people living in communities is an important question, and numerous studies have reported on this topic. Programs of assistance and prevention of d i s a b i l i t i e s h a v e b e e n p r o v i d e d b y l o c a l governments, and the achievements of those programs have been reported [9][10][11][12][13][14] . However, previous have studies often focused on ability to move as an indicator of decline in physical function, and rarely attended to other physical functions [15][16][17] .…”

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“…In helping individuals lead lives in their own homes, not only the ability to move but also the ability to go upstairs and downstairs and other abilities are related to daily living. Previous studies on maintenance of physical function have often focused on the ability to move, and attention has rarely been paid to other physical functions [9][10][11][12][13][14] .…”

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Maintenance of Physical Function and Related Factors for Community Dwelling Elderly: A Nine-Year Follow-up Study

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Abstract. [Purpose] This study was aimed to explore factors related to functional decline of community dwelling elderly from the aspect of activities of daily living in a nine-year follow-up study.[Subjects] The subjects were 141 males and 151 females living in a farming village neighboring a large city in the Chubu District of Japan.[Methods] We investigated the age, sex, and presence/absence of illness, social interaction, and exercise habits of each subject. The baseline study was conducted in 1996 with a follow-up in 2005. The chi-square test and multiple logistic regression analysis was used to examine the relationships of independence in physical function with age, sex, and presence/absence of illness, social interaction, and habitual exercise. Analyses were performed using the computer program SAS.[Results] The results of the present study indicate that decline of physical function was related with decline of ability to step up and down.[Conclusion] It seems advisable to provide an intensive program for individuals when they begin to have difficulty stepping up and down (the group at risk). However, the validity of the program identified by the authors has not yet been tested. At the same time, it would be desirable to implement a program prepared on the basis of these findings and evaluate its effectiveness.

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Anthropometric measurements of mid-upper arm as a mortality predictor for community-dwelling Japanese elderly: The Nagoya Longitudinal Study of Frail Elderly (NLS-FE)

Cited by 62 publications

References 19 publications

Prevalence of Sarcopenia and Sarcopenic Obesity Vary with Race/Ethnicity and Advancing Age

Prevalence of Sarcopenia and Sarcopenic Obesity Vary with Race/Ethnicity and Advancing Age

Low Body Mass Index and Low Serum Albumin Are Predictive Factors for Short-Term Mortality in Elderly Japanese Requiring Home Care

Maintenance of Physical Function and Related Factors for Community Dwelling Elderly: A Nine-Year Follow-up Study

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